This publication on accessible pedestrian signals (APS)
contains guidelines that were prepared in response to:
·
the evolving needs of people with vision loss;
·
technological advances in the accessible
pedestrian signals industry; and
·
the need to address the high degree of
variability amongst APS installations in Canada.
The publication’s objective is to act as a set of
stand-alone national guidelines for the understanding, use and implementation
of APS in Canada and to expand upon the APS provisions within the Manual of
Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada.
The guidelines are intended to provide deploying agencies
with practical information on public liaison, accessible pedestrian signals
installation prioritization and design, installation, operations and
maintenance. Above all, they are intended to provide the instructions necessary
to meet the accessible pedestrian signal needs of people with vision loss.
Disponible en français : Lignes directrices pour la
compréhension, l'utilisation et la mise en oeuvre des signaux sonores pour
piétons (2008)
